The Fauxgrass Quartet

The Fauxgrass Quartet's (FQ) riveting originality has quickly landed them a place in the progressive bluegrass community since their 2010 inception. With a fresh, playful, and heart-felt approach to traditional music, FQ's performances seem to freely flow between genres with truly enjoyable instrumental communication. The current members consist of Adam Balcer (guitar, vocals), Tim McKay (bass, vocals), Joey Schultz (banjo, vocals) and Jason Wheeler (mandolin, vocals). They have toured extensively through the mid-west and northeast coast, as well as establishing themselves as a regular presence in the Michigan music scene. They’ll be releasing their debut album in the winter of 2011/2012 and are continuing to build momentum as their unique songwriting and fun performances find enthusiastic reception around the region. FQ’s creative approach to a familiar musical style is a breath of fresh air, and something worth experiencing for the acoustic music lover.
FQ’s band members have, and continue to study with the likes of Don Steirnberg (jazz/swing mandolinist), Bill Keith (creator of “keith-banjo style” and Don Julin (composer/mandolinist) , teach music lessons, perform with several other arrangements, including Glean Infusion (www.facebook.com/gleaninfusion) and Karisa Wilson (www.karisawilson.com) and are actively involved in the Michigan musical community.